Europe Vatican City In an address at the 10th UN Review Conference of the Parties of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons the Vatican’s Head of Delegation underlined the Holy See’s position, stating that atomic energy must only be used for peaceful purposes
Europe Austria Vienna will dim street lighting and reduce Christmas illuminations this year as part of the city's energy saving measures; according to the city spokeswoman “there will be no Christmas illuminations on the Ring”
Europe Belgium One more month to visit the exhibition of over 50 dinosaurs sculpted in thousands of tonnes of sand by artists from 30 countries; the event includes guided tours by a palaeontologist, 'excavation zone' and dinosaur workshops for visitors
Europe Luxembourg Police staffing rose by 10%, with an increased budget compared to last year to deal with rising crimes such as financial crime, burglary and bicycle theft
Europe Kosovo The country has introduced emergency measures of up to 180 days in the electricity supply sector due to soaring energy prices in Europe
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The government of Republika Srpska has adopted a programme to install 50.000 small solar power plants on residential and commercial structures across the entity, with a total capacity of around 250 MW
Europe Sweden Sweden overtook France as Europe's largest net exporter of electricity in the first half of 2022
Europe United Kingdom The way Britons travel to Europe is about to change, becoming more bureaucratic, as the EU is poised to introduce new post-Brexit rules: from November 2023, EU borders will require UK, US and Australian travellers to have an ETIAS visa waiver to enter
Europe Hungary Lukoil has limited the amount of fuel, so Hungarians can only fill up once a day at MOL service stations
Europe Italy The employment rate reached 60,1% at the end of June, the highest value since 1977: also due to term contracts, 400,000 more employees in every gender and age group were registered compared to June 2020; July figures hold with 59,9%
Europe San Marino A decree lifts the suspension of no-vax health workers for two months, on the grounds of ensuring the smooth running of ordinary care activities
Europe Greece Faced with an unprecedented level of inflation over the past 27 years, a growing number of consumers are abandoning brands for private label products, a new survey reveals
Europe Belgium The Barry Callebaut factory in Wieze, closed after salmonella bacteria were found on the production line, reopened after six months after supplies of Hershey, Nestle, Mondelez and Unilever chocolates were stopped